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Proper 9

Psalm 5

Trust in God for Deliverance from Enemies

To the leader: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

1 Give ear to my words, O Lord;give heed to my sighing.2 Listen to the sound of my cry,my King and my God,for to you I pray.3 O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch.

4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;evil will not sojourn with you.5 The boastful will not stand before your eyes;you hate all evildoers.6 You destroy those who speak lies;the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful.

7 But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,will enter your house,I will bow down toward your holy templein awe of you.8 Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousnessbecause of my enemies;make your way straight before me.

9 For there is no truth in their mouths;their hearts are destruction;their throats are open graves;they flatter with their tongues.10 Make them bear their guilt, O God;let them fall by their own counsels;because of their many transgressions cast them out,for they have rebelled against you.

11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;let them ever sing for joy.Spread your protection over them,so that those who love your name may exult in you.12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord;you cover them with favor as with a shield.

Psalm 6

Prayer for Recovery from Grave Illness

To the leader: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger,or discipline me in your wrath.2 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;O Lord, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror.3 My soul also is struck with terror,while you, O Lord—how long?

4 Turn, O Lord, save my life;deliver me for the sake of your steadfast love.5 For in death there is no remembrance of you;in Sheol who can give you praise?

8 Depart from me, all you workers of evil,for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.9 The Lord has heard my supplication;the Lord accepts my prayer.10 All my enemies shall be ashamed and struck with terror;they shall turn back, and in a moment be put to shame.

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Psalm 10-11

Psalm 10

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

1 Why, O Lord, do you stand far off?Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?2 In arrogance the wicked persecute the poor—let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

3 For the wicked boast of the desires of their heart,those greedy for gain curse and renounce the Lord.4 In the pride of their countenance the wicked say, “God will not seek it out”;all their thoughts are, “There is no God.”

5 Their ways prosper at all times;your judgments are on high, out of their sight;as for their foes, they scoff at them.6 They think in their heart, “We shall not be moved;throughout all generations we shall not meet adversity.”

7 Their mouths are filled with cursing and deceit and oppression;under their tongues are mischief and iniquity.8 They sit in ambush in the villages;in hiding places they murder the innocent.

Their eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;9 they lurk in secret like a lion in its covert;they lurk that they may seize the poor;they seize the poor and drag them off in their net.

10 They stoop, they crouch,and the helpless fall by their might.11 They think in their heart, “God has forgotten,he has hidden his face, he will never see it.”

12 Rise up, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand;do not forget the oppressed.13 Why do the wicked renounce God,and say in their hearts, “You will not call us to account”?

14 But you do see! Indeed you note trouble and grief,that you may take it into your hands;the helpless commit themselves to you;you have been the helper of the orphan.

15 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoers;seek out their wickedness until you find none.16 The Lord is king forever and ever;the nations shall perish from his land.

17 O Lord, you will hear the desire of the meek;you will strengthen their heart, you will incline your ear18 to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed,so that those from earth may strike terror no more.[a]

Psalm 11

Song of Trust in God

To the leader. Of David.

1 In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to me,“Flee like a bird to the mountains;[b]2 for look, the wicked bend the bow,they have fitted their arrow to the string,to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart.3 If the foundations are destroyed,what can the righteous do?”

4 The Lord is in his holy temple;the Lord’s throne is in heaven.His eyes behold, his gaze examines humankind.5 The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,and his soul hates the lover of violence.6 On the wicked he will rain coals of fire and sulfur;a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.7 For the Lord is righteous;he loves righteous deeds;the upright shall behold his face.

Footnotes:

24 Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray, pardon my sin, and return with me, so that I may worship the Lord.” 26 Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you; for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.” 27 As Samuel turned to go away, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore. 28 And Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this very day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you. 29 Moreover the Glory of Israel will not recant[a] or change his mind; for he is not a mortal, that he should change his mind.” 30 Then Saul[b] said, “I have sinned; yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, so that I may worship the Lord your God.” 31 So Samuel turned back after Saul; and Saul worshiped the Lord.

32 Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag king of the Amalekites here to me.” And Agag came to him haltingly.[c] Agag said, “Surely this is the bitterness of death.”[d]33 But Samuel said,

34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul. 35 Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the Lord was sorry that he had made Saul king over Israel.

Footnotes:

The Healing of Aeneas

32 Now as Peter went here and there among all the believers,[a] he came down also to the saints living in Lydda. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, for he was paralyzed. 34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; get up and make your bed!” And immediately he got up. 35 And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

Peter in Lydda and Joppa

36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas.[b] She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. 37 At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, “Please come to us without delay.” 39 So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them. 40 Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. 41 He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive. 42 This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. 43 Meanwhile he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner.

Footnotes:

Acts 9:36The name Tabitha in Aramaic and the name Dorcas in Greek mean a gazelle

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Luke 23:56-24:11

56 Then they returned, and prepared spices and ointments.

On the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

The Resurrection of Jesus

24 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in, they did not find the body.[a]4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. 5 The women[b] were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men[c] said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.[d]6 Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.” 8 Then they remembered his words, 9 and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.

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